Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Maldives
Maldives: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit was 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Maldives, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Maldives stood at 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Maldives peaked at 0.0008 trips per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 5th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Maldives, year by year
| Year | trips per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0008 trips per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0008 trips per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 trips per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 trips per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 trips per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 trips per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 trips per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 trips per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -49.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | +68.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 9.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 47.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +68.4% | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -49.7% | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 trips per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 trips per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Maldives?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Maldives was 0.0003 trips per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 trips per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.